[EU] Nintendo eShop Opens on Launch Day With Exclusive Downloadable Games for Wii U

29th November 2012 – The Nintendo Network
and many other online functions of Wii U will be up and running when the
brand new HD home console from Nintendo launches across Europe this
Friday November 30th. After connecting Wii U to the Internet and running a System Update* Wii U owners will be able to access Miiverse, Wii U Chat, a dedicated Internet Browser, as well as Nintendo eShop.
Offering a variety of exclusive games to download as well as select
downloadable versions of packaged software** from Nintendo and other
publishers such as New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, ZombiU, FIFA 13
and more, demos of games and special offers on day one, Nintendo eShop
is the digital storefront for Wii U. Additional applications such as
YouTube, UPLAY and NETFLIX will also available to download through
Nintendo eShop on Wii U.

What’s more, Nintendo eShop will also allow you to watch videos of
already released and upcoming Wii U software on the TV screen or the Wii
U GamePad. It will also provide a search function where you can view
content according to user rankings, keywords or genre.

Wii U Premium Pack owners will also have access to Nintendo Network Premium***
With Nintendo Network Premium with every purchase of software or add-on
content, or download code redemption for downloadable software or
add-on content in Nintendo eShop on your Wii U from Nintendo or other
publishers****, you can earn points at a rate of 8 points for each pound
or Euro of the Nintendo eShop price of the respective download. When
you have collected 500 points, you will be able to exchange them for an
activation code, which can be used to add funds in Nintendo eShop.

Also available at launch, Miiverse is a brand new network communication
system that lets you share experiences, discuss games and discover new
game content with other players from around the world. Wii U Chat uses
the built-in capabilities of the Wii U GamePad to allow a unique form of
real-time video chat with friends via the TV screen, while the Internet
Browser makes it easy to surf the Internet from the comfort of your
sofa by using the GamePad for browsing and having the ability to display
Internet content for the whole family to enjoy on the TV screen. These
innovative features make connecting the console to the internet a must
for any Wii U owner. Parents will also be able to use Parental Controls
to determine exactly which online and offline content their children
will have access to on their Wii U.

After performing the Wii U System Update, existing Wii owners will also
be able to perform a System Transfer*****, allowing them to transfer
content including saved games, WiiWare and Virtual Console games and Mii
characters from their Wii to their new Wii U console.

On the launch day for Wii U the following download-exclusive games will
be available from Nintendo eShop. To celebrate their releases, some
games are even at a special launch price for a limited time only.

Title

Platform

Available on

Price Point

Trine 2: Directors Cut

(Frozenbyte)

Wii U

(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop

SPECIAL LAUNCH OFFER €13.49

(£10.99 UK Only)

Game Description: Trine 2: Director's Cut takes you on an
adventure through magical lands in this side-scrolling game of
platforming, action and puzzles. The game features physics-based puzzles
using fire, water, gravity and magic; wicked goblins to fight against
and wondrous fairy-tale lands as backdrop to the adventure.

To celebrate the release of the game on Nintendo eShop, Trine 2: Director’s Cut will be available at a special price until 31st December 2012. The game will then be available to download for €16.99 / £13.99

Puddle™

(Neko Entertainment)

Wii U

(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop

SPECIAL LAUNCH OFFER

€7.99 £7.19

UK Only)

Game Description: Dive into award winning Puddle™ with 49
levels specially re-mastered for Wii U. Puddle™ is a physics game unlike
any other where you guide a puddle of fluid by tilting the Wii U
GamePad to the left or right. Play carefully taking friction, gravity
and temperature into account, and by using the unique properties of each
type of fluid (water, oil, nitroglycerin, molten lava...) in a range of
original environments. Conserve as much fluid as possible when crossing
a variety of obstacles such as burning passageways, carnivorous plants
and electric currents. To celebrate the release of the game on Nintendo
eShop, Puddle will be available at a special price until until 14th December 2012. The game will then be available to download for €9.99 / £8.99

Nano Assault Neo

(Shin'en Multimedia)

Wii U

(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop

€9.99

(£8.99 UK Only)

Game Description: You are one against millions. Stop the deadly
Nanostray virus from spreading in the nano cosmos as you traverse a
breathtaking microscopic world. Nano Assault Neo is an all-new, unique
twin-stick style shoot 'em up game for Wii U.

Little Inferno

(Tomorrow Corporation)

Wii U

(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop

€14.99

(£12.99 UK Only)

Game Description: Throw your toys into your fire, and play with
them as they burn. Stay warm in there. It's been snowing for as long as
anyone can remember! Burn flaming logs, screaming robots, credit cards,
batteries, exploding fish, unstable nuclear devices and tiny galaxies.
An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace -
about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on
the other side of the wall.

Chasing Aurora

(Broken Rules)

Wii U

(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop

€11.99

(£10.79 UK Only)

Game Description: Experience the dream of flight in Chasing
Aurora, a physics-based 2D aerial action game. Up to five players fight
in tournaments that span three disciplines. The single player mode is a
race against the clock to unlock new levels. Evade lightning storms,
waterfalls, icicles and rock slides in the unique world of Chasing
Aurora.

FIFA 13 Demo

(Electronic Arts)

Wii U

(DEMO)

Nintendo eShop

FREE

*In order to perform a System Update the Wii U console needs to be
connected to the Internet. Due to the amount of new features and
applications included, the System Update may take an extended amount of
time when performed during the initial setup (for some users it could
take an hour or more to download and install). During this time the Wii U
console must not be turned off. Please visit our Wii U Support website for more details on the System Update process

**A section of the internal memory is reserved for system data. The
available storage space for saving data after excluding the area
reserved for the system and built-in software is approximately 3GB in
the Wii U Basic Pack and approximately 25 GB in the Wii U Premium Pack.
With the Wii U Basic Pack, an additional storage device maybe required
in order to download a game from Nintendo eShop (depending on the size
of the game). The amount of available storage space can be expanded with
external USB storage media. Wii U supports USB hard disk drives with a
dedicated power source, called self-powered USB. Please visit our Wii U Support website for the most up-to-date overview of compatible USB storage media devices.

***The period for earning points will end on 31st December 2014. The
period for redeeming points will end on 31st March 2015. All activation
codes not redeemed by 30th June 2015 will be void.

**** A minimum of 500 points is required for redemption. Once you have
collected 500 points, please sign in to the Nintendo Network Premium
website (coming soon) with your Nintendo Network ID and password to
retrieve your activation code. You will also collect points when
downloading software or add-on content in the future using download
cards purchased at retail, or using download codes purchased online.

*****The length of time it takes to transfer content from a Wii console
to a Wii U console varies depending on the volume of data being moved
across. In some cases the transfer process can take up to an hour and a
half. During the transfer process the Wii U console must not be turned
off. Please visit our Wii U Support website for more details on the System Transfer process.